Bigger is better for Kara Tointon as she shows off new lingerie range for Asda

Acting may be in her blood but Kara Tointon is also a dab hand at modelling too.

So much so that her reign as the face of Michelle for George underwear at Asda looks set to continue.

Today she launched the lingerie line's new spring/summer range which has increased its cup sizes right up to a G.

The former Eastenders star, showing off a shorter hairdo, looked elegant and sexy as she posed in three of the collection's four designs.

And while she may be blessed with an average sized C cup, Kara, 27, said she is all for variety for the bigger busted lady.

She said: 'It’s fantastic to be involved with a brand that has affordability and style at its heart. The lingerie is sexy, sophisticated, comfortable and above all affordable.

Kara and her boyfriend and former Eastenders co-star Joe Swash

'I love the new collection and it’s great to see Michelle for George now cater for bigger cups too.'

Michelle Mone OBE, creator of Michelle for George, said; “The bra market is expanding, quite literally, and modern breasts are getting larger – with more women than ever before wearing a D cup or bigger - so it’s really important retailers cater for the growing market.

'Unfortunately a lot of brands and retailers find it difficult to “scale up” their existing bra designs, but we’ve worked closely with Asda to ensure our new designs offer the very best in support, comfort and fit, not to mention value for money.'

The range also appears to offer the very best in models too as Kara so beautifully demonstrates.

Posing inside a sun-filled conservatory and outside in a garden, Kara shows off an enviable figure in the new designs, which, with starting prices from just £12, are sure to fly off the shelves in no time.

This is the third collection Kara has modelled for Michelle at George since she was snapped up as its new face just before she left her role as Dawn Swann on Eastenders last August.

Since leaving Albert Square, not only has Kara modelled for Michelle but she also made a guest appearance on ITV's long-running but soon-to-be-cancelled show The Bill.

In the episode, entitled Duty Calls which aired on January 21, Kara played the character Ami Ryan, who is questioned by police after dialling 999 to report an attempted burglary at the flat she shares with her boyfriend.

Kara is dating her former Eastenders co-star Joe Swash, who played her on-screen brother in the soap.

In December, the pair are believed to have had a blazing row backstage at the Hippodrome Theatre in Bristol, where they were performing in pantomime together.

They argued in front of fellow cast members backstage after she confronted him over a text on his BlackBerry and they were later forced to deny reports they'd split.